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Keri Purves

East Sussex, UK, Escort Mk1 3.5-Rover-V8 Project, 1680cc Crossflow Mk1 4-door.

My now sold 1700 Burton X-Flow, "Super Sprint" bottom end, "GT Stage 1" head.

Lightened and balanced, A2 cam, forged Hepolite pistons, burton gasflowed head, T19 711M block, very few miles done by previous owner after being built (his MK2 Sport rusted/got scrapped and he never got round to getting another), has spent most of it's life gathering dust!!!!

Now gone off to live in a kitcar!


1700

1700

Inlet

1700

Exhaust

1700

4-door


My 4-door having it's engine bay "altered"! (that's me...)

V8 Project

Driver's floor

Driver's strut top repair

View showing rust EVERYWHERE!

View showing rust in front box-section!

Stitch-welded front tower

Yuk!

Detail of welding to passenger floor

Passenger's strut top repair

Detail of how gearbox tunnel has been removed to fit V8 and box

Detail of driver's floor repair

The plan for this car has changed several times over the years. It was bought as "a Mexico in bits with a good shell to build onto". This turned out not to be the case as most of the components had things wrong with them and the shell turned out to be less solid than first thought! Never trust an undersealed panel....

The list of panels needing replacing goes like this:

  • Both wings
  • Front Panel
  • Bonnet
  • Boot floor both sides
  • Both front floors
  • Both doors
  • Both front strut towers
  • Front box section
  • Both sills
  • Back panel

I first wanted to change to a Lotus 2.2 engine with 240BHP when the 1600 engine turned out to be knackered. After working out the number and severity of the mods needed to achieve this I then changed my mind and decided I might as well go for the cheaper and more reliable Rover engine. This decision was helped by the fact that (A) As it is all aluminium, (including the gearbox and bell housing) it is comparable in weight to the 2L pinto and (B) Several V8 MK1's are currently whipping the BDA/works guys in UK classic rallying, so it must be possible to make them handle!

To date the ingredients are:

  • A 2-door shell that's slowly becoming type-49 then works spec
  • 2 Rover 3.5 V8's to choose from
  • Marcos heavy duty clutch
  • Vitesse rebuilt 5-speed box
  • Offenhouser inlet manifold and Holley four-barrel carb
  • Front Bilsteins with adjustable platforms
  • Austin Princess four-pots
  • Four Compomotive 15" x 11" split rims

That's it for now, I'll be putting up more pics and info as soon as I get a chance...

 

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